The Port of Melbourne. The Victorian Government has successfully leased the Port of Melbourne for more than $9.7 billion. The Lonsdale Consortium, comprising of the Future Fund, QIC, GIP and OMERS signed a lease of the port’s ...
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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria, including textile and clothing firms, face several challenges—access to finance, rickety infrastructure, patchy energy supplies and security concerns, says a recent Economist ...
The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has welcomed the release Infrastructure Australia (IA) Audit Report, describing it as a timely and directional insight into Australia’s infrastructure requirements. The inquiry by the ...
The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has expressed disappointment in the Federal Government’s 2015-16 Budget, which announced the lion’s share of transport infrastructure funding to go toward roads, and no new money for ...
Tags: Rail Industry, rail infrastructure
American beverage alcohol company Constellation Brands has finalised the joint venture agreement with Owens-Illinois (O-I) and also completed the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's (ABI) glass production plant located next to ...
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Australia's peak body for rail has commended the Victorian Government on its budget commitment of up to $11 billion to construct the Melbourne Rail Link – a project it says will transform the city's entire transport network making it ...
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A privately-funded rail freight bypass of outer western Sydney is opposed by the NSW and Australian governments. Operating between Glenfield and Newcastle, the bypass line is commercially viable when used for railing containers between a ...
Tags: rail freight, container terminal, Allocating rail capacity
Archer Daniels Midland Company today announced a package of additional commitments related to its proposed acquisition of GrainCorp Limited. Key elements of that package are: An additional A$200 million investment to strengthen ...
Fremantle Port is set to expand its rail infrastructure, reducing the growth of port-related truck traffic. The major contract for the extension of the North Quay Rail Terminal had been awarded to Australian engineering and construction ...
The Ettamogah Rail Hub is set to expand its services to Brisbane after being awarded one of the largest regional freight contracts in the country. The rail hub has announced a new twice-weekly service from Albury to Brisbane after ...
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The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has commended the NSW Government for delivering one of the most comprehensive state budgets for the rail industry this nation has seen. While no new projects have been announced, the budget ...
Tags: Service, NSW Rail, Rail Industry
While the rail industry did not find the budget entirely positive, there are many good points for rail in the Budget. ARA: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown The 2013 Federal Budget has delivered largely positive outcomes for commuters, ...
Industrial pump purchases in China will rise from $7.4 billion this year to over $8 billion in 2014 for an increase of eight percent. This is the latest forecast in Pumps World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company. Municipal water ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that it has granted authorization to Queensland coal producers Endocoal, Whitehaven Coal, Yancoal Australia, QC Resource Investments and Linc Energy to collectively ...
On Tuesday, Democratic California Congressman John Garamendi joined other transportation leaders in supporting legislation that would ensure all Federal transportation and infrastructure investments support American jobs and domestic ...